Sting – For Her Love (Guitar Live)

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All the following chord shapes are more suitable for picking than for strumming. Just like it's played in the original song. Enjoy! @yoda_2

[Chords Intro/Verse]
Dm       : |-10-x-0-10-10-x-|
Fmaj7    : |-x-8-7-9-10-x-|
Gm/Bb    : |-6-x-5-7-8-0-|
Gm7      : |-3-x-3-3-6-0-|

[Chords Ref]
Bb6         : |-x-1-3-0-3-x-|
C           : |-x-3-5-0-5-x-|
Dm          : |-x-5-7-7-6-x-|
C/E         : |-x-7-5-5-8-x-|
Dm9         : |-x-5-7-7-6-0-|
Bbmaj7#11/A : |-x-0-2-3-3-0-|

[Chords Bridge]
Dm          : |-x-x-0-2-3-x-|
Dsus/E      : |-x-x-2-0-3-x-|
Gm          : |-x-x-5-3-3-x-|
F6          : |-x-x-3-2-3-x-|
Bmaj7       : |-x-1-3-2-3-x-|
Bb(b5)      : |-x-1-2-3-3-x-|
Bb          : |-x-1-3-3-3-x-|
C9          : |-x-3-2-3-3-x-|
Bbmaj7#11/A : |-x-0-2-3-3-0-|

[Intro] Dm Fmaj7 Gm/Bb Gm7 2x [Verse]

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not do?

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not say?

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not agree to?

Dm             Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would he not betray?

Dm             Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 Where would a man fear to trespass?

Dm             Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 Where would a man not stray?

Dm                  Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What crime would a man not admit to?

Dm                  Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What price would a man not pay?

[Chorus]

              Bb6            C                   Dm              C/E
(For her love) He's got no money but his head's up in the stars

              Bb6              C               Dm9      C
(For her love) He'll spray her name across a streetcar

              Bb6           C                Dm                C/E
(For her love) If he can't read between the lines up there on Mars

              Bb6                C                   Bbmaj7#11/A
(For her love) He'll find some meaning in a street light

[Verse]

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not consent to?

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not face?

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not agree to?

Dm                 Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What lies would a man not embrace?

[Chorus]

             Bb6            C                   Dm              C/E
(For her love) He'll find a job, he'll work his fingers to the bone

              Bb6              C               Dm9      C
(For her love) She's safely sleeping in the moonlight

              Bb6           C                Dm                C/E
(For her love) He'll save his money, buy a place to call their own

              Bb6          C              Bbmaj7#11/A
(For her love) And he will be the one she loves

[Bridge]

Dm                           Dsus/E
 By the stretch of my fingers (For her love)

Gm                          F6
 By the strength in my hands (For her love)

Bbmaj7                                  Bb(b5)    Bb
 By the blood that flows in my veins (For her love)

Gm                                 Bb(b5)          C9
 By the pulse of my beating heart (For her love)

Bmaj7                                Bb(b5)
 By the sun up in heaven, by the moon and the stars (For her love)

Bbmaj7#11/A
 By the circling planets

And the lines on the surface, the surface of Mars [Outro] Dm Fmaj7 Gm/Bb Gm7 2x

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not do?

Dm Fmaj7 Gm/Bb Gm7

Dm            Fmaj7           Gm/Bb     Gm7
 What would a man not say?

Dm Fmaj7 Gm/Bb Gm7

         Dm
For her love?